Three thousand miles in exile

Liu Ruqin, the county magistrate of Zhangtai County, enjoys an elegant name in the six counties of Cenzhou. He is good at painting paintings, especially flowers and birds.

Today, the owner of a small clan presented him with a rare white oriole, and Liu Ruqin couldn't put it down, so he told his master not to disturb him if he had nothing important to do.

How could he think that the yamen servant broke in in a panic as soon as he picked up the pen. "grown ups!!"

Liu Ruqin really wanted to poke the servant's face with a brush.

"People from Cenzhou took over the county barracks, and the county lieutenant was dismissed!"

"Why so suddenly?" Liu Ruqin was stunned, thinking that he had already confessed to Pei Wanshan, why did the newly appointed Captain Cen Zhou still not believe him?

The yamen servant ran all the way and hadn't caught his breath before he spoke the second half of the sentence. "Thousands of soldiers and horses are here! A man named Mr. Song invites you to go there!"

The yamen servants surrounded Liu Ruqin and rushed to the county barracks, only to see that the county barracks had been controlled by Cenzhou soldiers, and Liu Ruqin felt uneasy.

When Liu Ruqin saw Song Fenglin, who was so beautiful and beautiful, he was even more confused, and thought to himself, which son of a noble family is this?

Song Fenglin offered to surrender. "Under Song Lin, he is an adviser under Lord Liu's command."

Liu Ruqin hurriedly returned the gift. "It turned out to be Mr. Song."

Song Fenglin said: "This is Li Futian, the newly appointed Lieutenant of Zhangtai County. He is Lord Liu's right-hand man. He took over the Zhangtai barracks under the military order of Lord Liu."

Liu Ruqin was a little unhappy that he suddenly changed his person without asking him. "May I ask if Mr. Li has an inauguration document?"

There will definitely be an inauguration letter, but there is no one now, and Song Fenglin is not in a hurry. He nodded to Cao Zhuang, and Cao Zhuang immediately walked over fiercely, grabbed Liu Ruqin's collar and questioned him.

"Why, you, a little county magistrate, dare to question Shangfeng?"

Liu Ruqin was scared out of his wits by Cao Zhuang.

Song Fenglin said at this time: "We left in a hurry and set off without waiting for the paperwork. The inauguration paperwork must be submitted in three days."

When Baoshan is revealed, the Yan family will definitely send troops to seize it. Liu Zhan confronted the Yan family in Shanyin County at the time of Xiang.

Before Liu Ruqin came, Cao Zhuang and the others had already controlled the Zhangtai barracks, Song Fenglin just notified Liu Ruqin, and it was also a warning.

"Lord Liu, the sky will soon change in northern Xinjiang. It is the best policy to ignore it." Song Fenglin smiled.

Liu Ruqin wiped off his sweat, and only then did he remember what Pei Wanshan had told him, don't touch Liu Zhan's inverse scales, once you have recognized the Lord, put aside your other thoughts, it's all because he has been obsessed with Danqing recently and forgot all these words up.

"Don't dare, I will send someone to send the county lieutenant's seal and the barracks roster."

After Zhangtai County was settled, Song Fenglin ordered Li Futian to lead 1000 people to stay in support, and then divided [-] troops into the mountain to meet Liu Zhan immediately, and the remaining [-] troops captured Shanyin County!

Shanyin County.

The soldiers guarding the city gate saw Mr. Lin's caravan coming back from afar.

This time Song Fenglin took the initiative to lift the curtain of the car. "What, still need to check?"

The soldiers hurriedly bowed their hands to apologize. "Don't dare, Mr. Lin, please come in."

The group still lived in Fushou Building, Zhang Xiaoman said with a big mouth: "We only stay for one night, and we will leave for Siyang tomorrow, but that's right, the Patriarch finally wants our young master to go home."

The shopkeeper asked strangely. "Why are there twice as many bodyguards staying this time?"

Zhang Xiaoman said mysteriously: "Our son has obtained a treasure, so we need to find more guards."

There was no doubt that Fushou upstairs and downstairs had him waiting on him tremblingly, but this time he did not see the bodyguard with the scar on his face.

The owner of Fushoulou murmured for a while, the new style made by the chef has made the business of Fushoulou much better, and the owner of Fushoulou still wants to ask him for advice.

At night, in the backyard covered by Lin Ji's caravan, hundreds of bodyguards left silently with weapons in hand.

In the silent long street, a group of hundreds of people headed towards the gate tower.

Zhang Xiaoman led 40 people to attack the city gate at night. His task was to open the city gate and let Cao Dazhuang's large troops enter the city.

Under the dark night sky, the fleeing gatekeepers rang the alarm gong, and soon the sound of the gong resounded throughout the county, waking Yan Hongji who was sleeping at the same time.

"What's going on??" Yan Hongji rushed out of the room angrily.

The servants rushed over in a hurry. "My lord, some culprits have entered the county government office!"

Yan Hongji's face turned pale, the sound of the gong was the alarm for the enemy soldiers entering the city, but the servant said that some criminals had entered the county government office?

Shanyin County is not a frontier and it is impossible to have the Yan Army, but there is a secret of Baoshan hidden in Shanyin County. Yan Hongji knows in his heart that the cause of this incident must be inseparable from the secret of Baoshan!

"Quick! Get out the back door! Get your horses! Quick!"

Yan Hongji panicked, his first consideration was not to resist but to run away. Maybe Yan Hongji always understood that if Baoshan's secrets were leaked, he would have to die.

The county government office was in chaos, and the disheveled government officials and servants scattered in panic, but there were ambushes at the front and back doors.

Just before the sound of the gong, sixty tall, strong and brave men had already entered the county government office, but the young man in the lead was extremely handsome, with a bow and arrow in his hand.

Master Chen, who was awakened, took a glance from a distance and felt that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart. Isn't it the Mr. Lin who claims to be the Lin family of Siyang?

At this moment, the arrow pierced through the air and pierced into Master Chen's chest with precision.

Song Fenglin's voice was cold. "No one in the county government will stay!"

That night, the Shanyin county government had no survivors.

On the other side, Zhang Xiaoman led people to attack the city gate and opened Shanyin County from the inside. Cao Zhuang led his troops to rush into the county and immediately took control of the county barracks and two city gates.

When Cao Zhuang led his troops to the county government office, it had been cleared by soldiers led by Song Fenglin.

We are all playmates who grew up together in Tiancang Village since we were teenagers. Cao Zhuang has respected Song Fenglin since he was a child.

One is that his background is too high and unattainable, and the other is that he is very knowledgeable. Compared with Song Fenglin, they are just like clouds and mud.

At this moment, Cao Zhuang felt like he was meeting Song Fenglin for the first time.

With only dozens of people, he dared to enter the county government office, and killed Yan Hongji before he could react. Cao Zhuang couldn't help feeling that he was the person his boss had admired since he was a child.

"Da Zhuang, you must send heavy troops to guard the city gate, and no one can leave." Song Fenglin said calmly.

Cao Zhuang cupped his fists. "I know, I will guard it myself!"

The news that Shanyin County had been brought under control did not reach the mountain until the next afternoon.

Liu Zhan looked at Zhang Xiaoman who came to report the letter and was speechless for a while.

He clearly told Song Fenglin that he didn't have to show up, and that Shanyin County was handed over to Cao Zhuang to deal with it. He didn't expect Song Fenglin to put himself in danger.

He first entered the county seat as Mr. Lin, and then asked Zhang Xiaoman to attack the gatekeepers and open the city gate from the inside to avoid a bloody siege.

He personally led people to kill Yan Hongji. If Song Fenglin hadn't blocked Yan Hongji in the county government earlier, he might have let this old slicker run away.

Song Fenglin handled this matter extremely beautifully, simply neatly, bravely and strategically!

Zhang Xiaoman spoke vividly. "Mr. Song's archery skills are amazing. With one arrow across the long street, he shot the county lieutenant who was riding a horse from the opposite side. We went up to kill and saw that the arrow hit his throat, and he died on the spot."

Liu Zhan listened intently, and he slipped Zhang Xiaoman aside. "Speak carefully."

Fortunately, Zhang Xiaoman has not forgotten the business. "By the way, Mr. Song asked me to tell you that there is no need for Yan's army to go down the mountain to rescue them. He will find a way to defend them and everything will go according to plan."

Song Fenglin guarding Shanyin County in person was an accident that Liu Zhan hadn't imagined at all. It was more like a shock than a surprise. Although he believed in Song Fenglin's ability, he couldn't help worrying.

After taking control of Shanyin County that day, Song Fenglin personally wrote a notice to appease the people in the city. They were the regular Cenzhou Army.

The magistrate of Yan came to arrest the spies because of his collusion with the enemy, and because the soldiers only arrested Yan Hongji's minions and did not harm ordinary people, the ordinary people soon accepted this statement.

At the same time, the people Song Fenglin had arranged to go to Jinyang General's Mansion to report the letter earlier had already entered the Jinyang territory.

At noon that day, the General's Mansion hosted a banquet for Zhou Chan's advisers.

"General, a letter from Cenzhou Lieutenant Liu Zhan!" The attendant presented the envelope.

Zhou Chan opened the envelope to check it on the spot, and the lively banquet suddenly became quiet.

The eyes of the counselors were all focused on Zhou Chan's face, Zhou Chan first smiled and then frowned tightly.

The meaning of the letter is roughly that Liu Zhan has found the silver mine but was noticed by Yan. The two sides clashed. Liu Zhan killed the county magistrate of Shanyin.

Zhou Chan threw the letter into the censer without haste and burned it to ashes.

"I would like to ask you to read more about it." Zhou Chan briefly explained the general idea of ​​the letter to the counselors, but did not mention the silver mine and only said that it was Yan's private treasury.

The counselors exploded as soon as they heard it.

"The county magistrate is an official ordered by the imperial court. How can he be able to kill a small state captain if he wants to?"

"This person has acted recklessly, and he is willing to ask the general to dismiss him and investigate him!"

"It's really a bastard who has no law and law!"

"The general must not send troops. This person should be dealt with according to military law because of his own faults. There is absolutely no reason to ask the general to deal with the aftermath!"

Zhou Chan thought about it. "But he found Yan's private treasury."

A counselor said: "At this time, the general should stand on the sidelines, and let the bastard fight with the Yan family, and both sides will suffer from the battle. The general will reap the benefits, at most, he will pay off his merits and demerits afterwards and save his life."

For Zhou Chan, it is enough for Liu Zhan to find the silver mine. His mission has been completed. It doesn't matter whether he is dead or alive. The letter contains the exact location of the silver mine. He will send someone to investigate after the matter subsides. That is.

Zhou Chan didn't hesitate and quickly adopted the counselor's suggestion, just as Song Fenglin had speculated.

The banquet at the general's mansion continued, and the sound of singing and dancing did not subside until the afternoon.

The next morning, there was a change in Yan's garrison, and the guards rushed to report.

"Report to the general, Yan Qirong personally led [-] soldiers out of the city."

Zhou Chan immediately remembered Liu Zhan's letter from yesterday, and suddenly he felt a little uneasy.

Why did the Yan family mobilize a large number of troops for the silver mine, and even transferred [-] soldiers at this juncture?Are you not afraid that he will take advantage of the emptiness in the city?

That silver mine is so important?Is the Yan family short of such a little money?

Zhou Chan's heart skipped a beat, and he asked the people around him. "Has Gongli come back?"

The guard said. "Not yet, it will take a few days to return."

Zhou Chan became more and more uneasy, why did he send Pei Gong away to Ruichang City on a whim?This is all right, when suddenly there is an urgent matter to make a decision, there is no one around who can analyze the pros and cons.

Zhou Chan had no choice but to call those counselors again.

The opinion of the counselors is still the same as yesterday, and everyone looks down on the Yan family, thinking that the Yan family has not fallen to this level.

Some counselors even urged Zhou Chan to take the opportunity to send troops to take over Jinyang City. Fortunately, Zhou Chan still had some sense and did not act rashly.

It only takes more than half a day's journey from Jinyang City to Shanyin County on a fast horse. In the afternoon, Yan's army approached the city of Shanyin County.

Yan Qirong originally wanted to join Yan Hongji, but he didn't expect that Shanyin County had changed hands.

Song Fenglin stood in the dark of the tower, he said something, Cao Zhuang repeated it aloud.

"This is the area under the jurisdiction of Cenzhou. The Patriarch of the Yan family has led troops here. Does the Yan family's army want to rebel?"

Yan Qirong fell back angrily. "The county magistrate of Shanyin is my uncle, I have something to look for, you ask the magistrate of Shanyin to come out."

Cao Zhuang shouted: "The evidence of Shanyin County magistrate's collusion with the enemy is solid, and he has already been imprisoned. Why did the head of the Yan family want to find a sinner who collaborated with the enemy? Could it be that the head of the Yan family wants to protect a traitor?"

"You're talking nonsense! How could my Yan family be so strong that I would rebel against the enemy!" Yan Qirong blew his beard and stared in anger.

The retainers hurried to persuade. "Patriarch, don't worry about it, the big things on the mountain are important, and there is no rush to deal with them later!"

Cao Zhuang said, "If Yan's army takes a step into our Cenzhou territory, don't blame us for treating you as an enemy army."

Yan Qirong couldn't get angry. "Are you sincerely trying to make things difficult for me!"

"Today the world is ruled by Great Chu, and it is ruled by His Majesty the Emperor. The officials guard the land for the Son of Heaven, and the governor of Yan County leads troops to cross the border without reason. If you report to His Majesty, the officials will not be afraid." Cao Zhuang repeated.

Cenzhou is the state capital under the jurisdiction of Ruichang County. Yan Qirong, the governor of Jinyang County, really can't control Cenzhou.

Seeing that Yan Qirong was intimidated, the retainers said anxiously, "Patriarch! The Yan family can't lose Baoshan!"

"Without Baoshan, how can the Yan family gain a foothold in northern Xinjiang? How can it be revitalized again? If Baoshan is lost, where will the money for the people in the court come from? Patriarch, you can no longer hesitate!"

You must know that Yan's many escapes from death were all made of money, they couldn't live without money!

Yan Qirong clenched his fists, the powerful old lady and the respected elder brother in the family were like two big mountains on top of him.He has a cowardly personality since he was a child. It is okay to ask him to dance with words, but it is difficult for a strong man to ask him to wield knives and guns.

After all, Yan Qirong listened to the words from the heart of the retainer, and he was decisive for a rare time. "What do you propose?"

The retainer immediately said: "The troops are divided into two groups, one is to attack Shanyin County and bring Shanyin County under its command, and the other is to go up the mountain and take back Baoshan!"

Yan Qirong asked. "How to explain to His Majesty afterwards? How to explain to General Prince Rui?"

"Let's say that there are rebels in Shanyin County. They killed people without proof, and then paid a lot of money to help the Chen family and the Lu family to help mediate. In this way, the Yan family still has a chance of survival." Did the retainers persuade Yan Qirong?

When Song Fenglin saw the division of Yan's army on the tower, he immediately gave an order. "Da Zhuang, prepare to defend the city!"

Cao Zhuang immediately raised his hand. "Archers ready!"

In the evening, looking down from the mountain, he saw thick smoke rising from the direction of Shanyin County, Liu Zhan's face was sinking.

"Boss, Yan's soldiers have gone up the mountain!" Zhang Xiaoman hurried over.

"It's just in time." Liu Zhan snorted coldly. "Dare to go up the mountain in the dark, I will let you come and go."

It was getting dark very quickly on Qiyun Mountain. When Yan's army went up the mountain, it was still bright and halfway up the mountain, it was pitch black. Liu Zhan had already dug a trap, and was waiting for these people to come to his door.

The fighting in Shanyin County lasted all night. As soon as the gates of Jinyang City were opened the next day, Li Xiaolian took the captain's seal and said that there was an urgent report to be delivered to the general.

Zhou Chan couldn't sleep well that night, and he was still thinking about the matter of Yan's dispatch of troops, and there was an urgent report when Zhou Chan was planning to send someone to investigate the situation.

Zhou Chan put on his coat and walked out of the bedroom. "Quick, let him in."

I saw that Li Xiaolian was covered in blood, and he knelt down as soon as he entered the door. "General, please send reinforcements quickly, Baoshan is about to lose its hold!"

What Baoshan?Zhou Chan froze, he had a strong bad feeling.

Li Xiaolian took out a bloody account book from his arms. "Master Liu said that the general will understand after reading it."

Zhou Chan took the account book and immediately looked through it. His hands trembled more and more, and at the end his mind buzzed and his whole body shook.

"You! You!" Zhou Chan was so angry that he felt dizzy for a moment, and he stomped his feet and roared angrily. "Why did you just present the account book now!"

Li Xiaolian was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground. "Yes, it's the account book that was obtained last night. Master Liu captured Yan Qixiu and presented it to save his life."

At this moment, Zhou Chan didn't bother to ask who Yan Qixiu was, he rushed out of the study and shouted at his followers. "Quick transfer five thousand cavalry, no! Transfer ten thousand cavalry to follow the general!"

Think of what Zhou Chan scolded angrily. "The rotten people mistaken me!! Drag those rotten people out to me and beat them with [-] army sticks to drive them out of northern Xinjiang!!"

No wonder the Yan family did not hesitate to send troops at risk, isn't such a huge silver mine a treasure mountain!

At this time, Zhou Chan regretted and hated, he never thought that this is such a huge silver mine, this number is completely beyond Zhou Chan's cognition, how did he know that there is really a treasure mountain in the world!